Boeing sells commercial and defence aircraft in India and runs a large engineering and technology centre in Bengaluru. It also sources aircraft parts from Indian suppliers and builds aerostructures through a joint venture with Tata in Hyderabad.
Ownership and structure
Boeing operates in India through its subsidiaries Boeing India Private Limited and Boeing India Defence Private Limited. It makes aerostructures in Hyderabad through Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, a joint venture with Tata Advanced Systems.
What India does for Boeing
India is a major aircraft market, Boeing's largest engineering centre outside the United States and a sourcing base worth more than US$1.25 billion a year from over 300 suppliers.
Investment and deals
Boeing invested Rs 1,600 crore, or about US$200 million, in its 43 acre Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center campus near Bengaluru, inaugurated in January 2024.
Boeing's India business
Boeing employs about 7,000 people in India, and its supply chain partners employ more than 33,000. The Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center sits on a 43 acre campus in Bengaluru, Boeing's largest facility of its kind outside the United States, built with a 200 million dollar investment.
Boeing sources more than 1.25 billion dollars a year from over 300 Indian suppliers. Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited in Hyderabad makes AH 64 Apache fuselages and 737 vertical fins.
Key moves in India
- 2017: Boeing established Boeing Defence India as a wholly owned subsidiary to support the Indian armed forces.
- 2024: The 43 acre Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center campus in Devanahalli near Bengaluru was inaugurated in January 2024.
- 2024: A second building on the Bengaluru campus, housing research, test and evaluation labs, opened on August 28, 2024.
Where it operates
Boeing runs its India business from New Delhi. It also has a presence in Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Khurja.
At a glance
- Home country: United States
- Global headquarters: Arlington
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Aerospace
- Role of India: Sales market, R&D and engineering hub, Manufacturing base
- India head office: New Delhi
- India offices: New Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Khurja
- India headcount: 7,000+ (2026)
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